Below you will find example sentences with "decent income". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Decent Income in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 6
  • Discovered as a combination around: decent
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 4
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 29.8 words

Words in this phrase

decent income

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • decent can mean: Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances. Frequent word
  • income can mean: Money one earns by working or by capitalising on the work of others. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 2 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

enjoyed a decent income 1× have a decent income making over 1× ll receive decent income and a 1× receive only decent income 1× stocks offer decent income with tesco 1× to earn decent income 1× with a decent income and commitments 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a 35 year 1× at current levels 1× either the business 1× mr agbere explained 1×

Common sentence endings:

5 per cent 1× a decent income 1× a mortgage loan 1× earn decent income 1× experiencing market fluctuations 1× only decent income 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

business 2× case 2× receive 2× per 2× cent 2× either 1× improve 1× nice 1× capital 1× gain 1× stagnate 1× current 1×

Related phrases

income tax net income fixed income interest income household income income fund personal income decent amount income taxes basic income

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around decent:

decent amount 11× pretty decent 7× fairly decent 4×

Just before it in the phrase index:

decent amount december shortly deceased person decades ago decade ago debut album

Just after it in the phrase index:

decision makers declared dead dedication ceremony deep learning deep roots deep sleep

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

decent amount

Same ending:

net income fixed income interest income household income personal income basic income

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "decent income" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 29.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as enjoyed a decent income, have a decent income making over, business, case and receive stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with income tax, net income, fixed income, decent amount, pretty decent and fairly decent, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with decent income

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

This might not have made a lot of difference for family-owned papers, who still enjoyed a decent income. (19 words)

At current levels too, both stocks offer decent income, with Tesco delivering a 4.4 per cent yield and Sainsbury's yielding 5.5 per cent. (26 words)

I have a decent income making over $80,000 before taxes, have great credit, have enough for a down payment, and got pre-approved for a mortgage loan. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

Mr Agbere explained that a multifaceted approach would be used to provide the space for host communities of resources to share their specific needs, while engaging corporate entities to have fair prices for farmers to earn decent income. (38 words)

Either the business is going to improve from here, in which case you’ll receive decent income and a nice capital gain, or the business will stagnate, in which case you’ll receive “only” decent income. (36 words)

A 35-year-old professional with a decent income and commitments in check may be able to take risk but lacks the willingness, because he is not keen on experiencing market fluctuations. (32 words)

Example sentences (6)

Either the business is going to improve from here, in which case you’ll receive decent income and a nice capital gain, or the business will stagnate, in which case you’ll receive “only” decent income.

At current levels too, both stocks offer decent income, with Tesco delivering a 4.4 per cent yield and Sainsbury's yielding 5.5 per cent.

I have a decent income making over $80,000 before taxes, have great credit, have enough for a down payment, and got pre-approved for a mortgage loan.

Mr Agbere explained that a multifaceted approach would be used to provide the space for host communities of resources to share their specific needs, while engaging corporate entities to have fair prices for farmers to earn decent income.

A 35-year-old professional with a decent income and commitments in check may be able to take risk but lacks the willingness, because he is not keen on experiencing market fluctuations.

This might not have made a lot of difference for family-owned papers, who still enjoyed a decent income.